Female students make up majority in Pakistan’s medical schools
In this picture taken on Saturday, March 30, 2013, Pakistani female doctors help a disabled child at a rehabilitation center at the Dow Medical Institute for Health in Karachi, Pakistan. In a country better known for honor killings of women and low literacy rates for girls, Pakistan’s medical schools are a reflection of how women’s […]
N. Korean students study at Mangyongdae Revolutionary School
In this Thursday, April 18, 2013 photo, students at the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School, in Pyongyang, North Korea work on computers. The school is run by the military and school administrators say it was originally set up in 1947 for children who had lost their parents during Korea’s fight for liberation from its Japanese occupiers. In […]
Indians work on hand-knotted carpet in weaving industry hub Bhadohi
A man works on a handmade carpet in the factory of Bhadohi Carpets company in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh, India, April 17, 2013. More than 500 carpet manufacturing factories dotted the city of Bhadohi, which made the city the home to the largest hand-knotted carpet weaving industry hubs in South Asia. The carpet weaving in Bhadohi […]
Vietnamese race at World’s Heritage Hung Kings’ Temple Festival
People race during Hung Kings’ Temple Festival 2013 in Phu Tho province, Vietnam, April 18, 2013. The Hung Kings’ Temple Festival was recognized as the World’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2012. <Xinhua/VNA>
A wild elephant family cross highway at Muthanga, India
In this April 15, 2013 image, a herd of wild elephants cross a highway after drinking from a stream near the Muthanga wild life sanctuary at Muthanga in Kerala state, India. <AP Photo>
A spring snowfall hits north China’s Taiyuan, Shanxi Province
Citizens holding umbrellas walk on a snowy road in Taiyuan, capital of north China’s Shanxi Province, April 19, 2013. A cold front brought snowfall to the city on April 19 morning. <Xinhua/Zhan Yan> Pedestrians cross a snowy road in Taiyuan, capital of north China’s Shanxi Province, April 19, 2013. The city witnessed a snowfall on […]
Bahraini protesters set up roadblocks opposing Formula One Grand Prix
Bahraini youths set up cement block roadblocks during clashes with riot police to slow police vehicles moving through the village of Diraz, Bahrain, on Thursday, April 18, 2013. Graffiti at right opposing the upcoming Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix, to be held Sunday, is written beneath pictures and names of Diraz residents killed in unrest. […]
The great monk Cho Oh-hyun’s poems published in Arabic
When his poems become our world A good line of verse could bring you amusement for a day. An inspiring poem would then tune your mood for a month. An excellent volume of poetry might set you in heaven for a year. And if you meet a man who lives as a good line in […]
Chairman Yu meets President of Cambodian Royalist Party Rasmey
Yu Zhengsheng (R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, meets with Norodom Arun Rasmey, president of Cambodian royalist party Funcinpec, in Beijing, capital of China, April 17, 2013. <Xinhua/Pang Xinglei>
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